2022 JC1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Nov 2026	30.1	2.565 AU	2.089 AU	23h01m	-19°01'	107.4°	21.6°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of 2022 JC1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5770783
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4474227
            i (Inclination)                 : 11.46473
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 56.86229
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 174.44449
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 21.16763
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 51.41695
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.10258
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.83            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   23 01 03.4   -19 01 41     2.089    2.565  107.4   21.6    63   30.1 
2026-11-14 19:45 UT   23 01 21.9   -18 54 11     2.105    2.570  106.7   21.6    63   30.1 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   23 01 26.0   -18 52 34     2.108    2.571  106.6   21.6    63   30.1 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   23 01 50.0   -18 43 25     2.127    2.577  105.7   21.7    64   30.1 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   23 02 15.1   -18 34 14     2.146    2.583  104.9   21.7    64   30.1 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   23 02 41.4   -18 25 00     2.165    2.589  104.1   21.7    64   30.2 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   23 03 08.9   -18 15 45     2.184    2.595  103.3   21.8    64   30.2 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   23 03 37.5   -18 06 27     2.203    2.601  102.4   21.8    64   30.2 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   23 04 07.1   -17 57 08     2.222    2.607  101.6   21.8    65   30.2 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   23 04 37.9   -17 47 47     2.241    2.613  100.8   21.8    65   30.3 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   23 05 09.7   -17 38 24     2.260    2.619  100.0   21.8    65   30.3 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   23 05 42.5   -17 28 59     2.279    2.625   99.2   21.8    65   30.3 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   23 06 16.3   -17 19 33     2.299    2.631   98.4   21.8    65   30.3 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   23 06 51.1   -17 10 06     2.318    2.637   97.6   21.8    65   30.3 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   23 07 26.9   -17 00 37     2.337    2.642   96.8   21.8    66   30.4 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   23 08 03.6   -16 51 06     2.357    2.648   96.0   21.8    66   30.4 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   23 08 41.2   -16 41 35     2.376    2.654   95.2   21.7    66   30.4 
2026-11-30 00:00 UT   23 09 19.6   -16 32 02     2.395    2.660   94.4   21.7    66   30.4 
2026-12-01 00:00 UT   23 09 59.0   -16 22 28     2.415    2.666   93.6   21.7    66   30.5 
2026-12-02 00:00 UT   23 10 39.2   -16 12 52     2.434    2.671   92.8   21.6    66   30.5 
2026-12-03 00:00 UT   23 11 20.3   -16 03 16     2.454    2.677   92.0   21.6    66   30.5 
2026-12-04 00:00 UT   23 12 02.1   -15 53 38     2.473    2.683   91.3   21.6    67   30.5 
2026-12-05 00:00 UT   23 12 44.8   -15 43 60     2.493    2.688   90.5   21.5    67   30.5 
2026-12-06 00:00 UT   23 13 28.3   -15 34 20     2.512    2.694   89.7   21.5    67   30.6 
2026-12-07 00:00 UT   23 14 12.5   -15 24 39     2.532    2.700   88.9   21.4    67   30.6 
2026-12-08 00:00 UT   23 14 57.5   -15 14 58     2.551    2.705   88.2   21.3    67   30.6 
2026-12-09 00:00 UT   23 15 43.2   -15 05 15     2.571    2.711   87.4   21.3    67   30.6 
2026-12-10 00:00 UT   23 16 29.7   -14 55 32     2.590    2.717   86.6   21.2    67   30.6 
2026-12-11 00:00 UT   23 17 16.8   -14 45 48     2.610    2.722   85.9   21.2    67   30.7 
2026-12-12 00:00 UT   23 18 04.6   -14 36 03     2.629    2.728   85.1   21.1    67   30.7 
2026-12-13 00:00 UT   23 18 53.1   -14 26 18     2.649    2.733   84.3   21.0    68   30.7 
2026-12-14 00:00 UT   23 19 42.3   -14 16 31     2.668    2.739   83.6   20.9    68   30.7 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.